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DBMS stands for Database Management System. It's a software system that manages the execution of users applications to access and modify database data.

Some DBMS examples include MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Access, SQL Server, FileMaker, Oracle, RDBMS, dBASE, Clipper, and FoxPro.


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A New DBMS-Based Navigation System Boasts Real Time Updates - A Database Management System (DBMS)-based navigation system that sports real-time updates will come out in the second half of this year. Such a navigation system that automatically updates maps on a data by data basis via wireless networks is unprecedented.



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